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It was a day for the home crowd on Monday as Belgian Gert Steegman edged countryman Tom Boonen, his star teammate on the Belgian Quick Step-Innergetic team, to win Stage 2 of the Tour de France, which went between the Belgian cities of Dunkirk and Gent. A massive pileup with less than two miles to go in the 105-mile stage replica Tag Heuer wv2115.fc6180 watch eliminated most of the 188-man field from the sprint finish, as all but the first 25 or so riders got caught up behind the crash. But in addition to Boonen, a sprinter who is perhaps the biggest star in cycling at the moment, that lead group included current green jersey Robbie McEwen, six-time green-jersey winner Eric Zabel, and three-time world champion Oscar Freire. So, as Boonen lined up behind three teammates on the finishing stretch, the stage was set for a fast finale.
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